Peaceful Calm (Valspar 3005-2C)
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Peaceful Calm (Valspar 3005-2C) is a very light, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Peaceful Calm
Four Valspar colors picked for Peaceful Calm by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Peaceful Calm, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Daybreak | SW 6700 | 82 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ambiance | 309 | 82.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Summer Bliss | P280-1 | 88.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shiny Silk | 1206-3 | 84 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Peaceful Calm (LRV 87) by LRV.
Lighter than Peaceful Calm
Darker than Peaceful Calm
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-2C |
| Hex | #FAF0CE |
| RGB | 250, 240, 206 |
| HSL | 46°, 81%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.8, -2.0, 17.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Peaceful Calm (Valspar 3005-2C), published as #FAF0CE
#E9E6CC
#FFFBCE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Peaceful Calm (Valspar 3005-2C)?
- Peaceful Calm has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Peaceful Calm is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Peaceful Calm in another brand?
- Ambiance (BM 309) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Peaceful Calm warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Peaceful Calm as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.